Meat and fatty food can lead to breast cancer

19.05.2016

Teenage girls seem to not like butter, fatty meat, and fast food restaurants is generally better to avoid. All of this should be taken into account, unless of course, prospective mothers do not want at a young age to be on the surgical table about the removal of breast cancer. Their findings about this relationship were published recently in the journal of the American Association for cancer research employees of the Department of epidemiology and public health at the University of Maryland, as reported ЕurekАlert.

Consuming high amounts of saturated fat and not enough mono – and polyunsaturated, the girl risks to attain at a young age very dense Breasts, and this is a serious risk factor for cancer.

To find out how diet in adolescence affect the future appearance of the prerequisites of the disease, scientists in 1988 launched a clinical study in which participated a total of 663 children aged 8 to 10 years. 301 a teenage girl periodically tested on its power and then, when they reach 25-29 years of age, measured more than half of them breast density using magnetic resonance imaging.

Taking into account many additional factors, such as the racial characteristics of body composition, fatness hereditary and genetic predisposition to cancer, the researchers found that the breast noticeably compacted to 25 years in those with childhood consumed more saturated fat and very little mono – and polyunsaturated fats.

Meanwhile, the researchers frankly admitted that one of the main shortcomings of their work is that they have not considered the potential Association seal breast with the other components in foods, except fats. In addition, the study was conducted on a relatively small number of participants.

However, scientists strongly recommend to teenagers to stick to a healthy diet in adolescence in order to avoid negative consequences in the future.